Drama: Production History and Photos
We do numerous productions for a college of our size, usually five a year: typically we open the fall with a smaller show on Parents' Weekend, then do a major production in November, followed by "A Christmas Carol" in December; at the end of January Term, we do a student directed play, with another major production in April. Students have many opportunities to direct, design, stage manage, crew, and act at R-MC.
Productions from recent seasons are listed below, along with links to photos from the productions.
06-07 Season
Three Viewings by Jeffrey Hatcher
September 20th through September 22nd 2006
(Comedy/Drama) Three individuals attend separate services at a small funeral home and in comic yet moving monologues tell us the stories of the deceased—and reveal themselves at the same time. ( A revival of a SURF project from the summer)
Cobb Theatre
Director: Sarah Eister (class of '07)
Scenic & Lighting Designer: Matt Moore (class of '05)
Brighton Beach Memoirs by Neil Simon
November 15th through November 18th 2006
(Comedy/Drama) An autobiographical glimpse of Simon’s teen years, complete with both the small comic miseries and the touching warmth of family that shape us all.
Cobb Theatre
Director: Theresa Traylor (class of '05)
Scenic & Lighting Designer: Gregg Hillmar
"A Christmas Carol" by Marilyn Mattys
December 8th through December 14th 2006
(Traditional)
Now in its 16th year, the production blends elements familiar to its audience with small new touches each year.
Cobb Theatre
Director: Joe Mattys
Scenic & Lighting Designer: Gregg Hillmar
An Inspector Calls by J. B. Priestly
February 21st through February 24th 2007
(Drama)
When a young Englishwoman commits suicide, a prominent family is questioned by a police inspector, whose identity is as charged with mystery as are the family’s connections to the dead girl.
Cobb Theatre
Director: Gregg Hillmar
Scenic Designer: Gregg Hillmar
Lighting Designer: JD Jump (Class of '09)
The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonough
May 2nd through May 5th 2007
(Drama)
The fortyish spinster Maureen Folan is ensnared by her manipulative mother Mag into caring for her, until Mag draws the net too tight in this darkly comic play by the author of The Cripple of Inishmaan.
Cobb Theatre
Director: Joe Mattys
Scenic Designer: Michael Jarvis (Class of '08)
Lighting Designer: Gregg Hillmar
05-06 Season
The Bald Soprano by Eugene Ionesco
Director: Amber Chadil (class of '06)
Scenic & Lighting Designer: Matt Hackman (class of '02)
The Fantasticks
Director: Joe Mattys
Scenic & Lighting Designer: Gregg Hillmar
"A Christmas Carol" adapted by Marilyn Mattys
Director: Joe Mattys
Scenic Designer: Gregg Hillmar
Lighting Designer: Matt Moore(class of '05)
The Bacchae by Euripides
Director: Amber Chadil (class of '06)
Scenic & Lighting Designer: Gregg Hillmar
Good: A Tragedy by C. P. Taylor
Director: Joe Mattys
Scenic & Lighting Designer: Gregg Hillmar
04-05 Season
Picasso at the Lapin Agile by Steve Martin
Director: Theresa Traylor(class of '05)
Scenic & Lighting Designer: Matt Hackman (class of '02)
"A Christmas Carol" adapted by Marilyn Mattys
Director: Joe Mattys
Scenic Designer: Gregg Hillmar
Lighting Designer: Matt Moore(class of '05)
A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller
Director: Theresa Traylor (class of '05)
Scenic Designer: Gregg Hillmar
Light Designer: Matt Moore(class of '05)
The Hallway by Josh Knibb
Director: Josh Knibb (class of '05)
Scenic Designer: Josh Knibb
Light Designer: Matt Moore (class of '05)
03-04 Season
Talley's Folly by Lanford Wilson
Director: Theresa Traylor (class of '05)
Scenic Designer: Matt Hackman (class of '02)
Dark of the Moon by Howard Richardson and William Berney
Director: Matt Hackman (class of '02)
Set Designer: Gregg Hillmar
"A Christmas Carol" adapted by Marilyn Mattys
Director: Joe Mattys
Scenic and Lighting Designer: Gregg Hillmar
"A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking" by John Ford Noonan
Director: Gloria Friedel (class of '04)
Designer: Gregg Hillmar
on the same bill with
"Dumb Waiter" by Harold Pinter
Director: Robert King (class of '04)
Designer: Gregg Hillmar
City of Angels book by Larry Gelbart, Music by Cy Coleman, Lyrics by David Zippel
Director: Joe Mattys
Scenic and Lighting Designer: Gregg Hillmar
02-03 Season
On the Verge by Eric Overmyer
Director: Amanda Russcol (class of '03)
Tartuffe by Moliere
Director: Adam Moreland (class of '03)
Scenic and Lighting Designer: Gregg Hillmar
"A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, adapted by Marilyn Mattys
Director: Joe Mattys
Scenic and Lighting Designer: Gregg Hillmar
"Pic-Nic" by Francisco Arrabal
Director: Amanda Russcol (class of '03)
Scenic and Lighting Designer: Gregg Hillmar
on the same bill with
"Death Thrust" by
Director: Amanda Russcol (class of '03)
Scenic and Lighting Designer: Gregg Hillmar
The Cripple of Inishmaan by Martin McDonagh
Director: Joe Mattys
Scenic and Lighting Designer: Gregg Hillmar
01-02 Season
Finding the Sun by Edward Albee
Director: Mary Beth Quirk
Set and Light Design: David Cole
Chapter Two by Neil Simon
Director: Jessi Jones
Set and Light Design: David Cole
Agnes of God by John Peilmeier
Director: Maria Scott
Set and Light Design: David Cole
"A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, adapted by Marilyn Mattys
Director: Joe Mattys
Set and Light Design: David Cole
"Fool for Love" by Sam Shepard
Director: Katie Roecker
Set and Light Design: David Cole
on the same bill with
"On Tidy Endings" by Harvey Fierstein
Director: Katie Horn
Set and Light Design: David Cole
Cabaret by Joe Masteroff, John Kander, Fred Ebb
Director: Joe Mattys
Set and Light Design: David Cole
00-01 Season
Waltzing Deniro by Lynn Martin
Director: Laura Coleman
Set and Light Design: David Cole
Bobby (Trip Vanderpoel) and Joanna (Katie Horn)
Clara (Kathryn Timmons) and Joanna (Katie Horn)
The Visit by Friedrich Duerrenmatt
Director: Joe Mattys
Set Design: David Cole
Light Design: Katie Roecker
Claire arrives in Gullen
Anton and Claire reminisce in the Konradsweil Forest
Claire muses about Gullen to the impressionable Pedro
The beginning of the end: Anton asks the police for help
"A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, adapted by Marilyn Mattys
Director: Joe Mattys
Set and Light Design: David Cole
Marley appears in Scrooge's chambers
Private Eyes by Steven Deitz
Director: Sarah McFather
Set Design: David Cole
Light Design: Katie Roecker
A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
Director: Joe Mattys
Set and Light Design: David Cole
Medea Redux by Neil Labute
Director: Laura Coleman
Set and Light Design: David Cole
99-00 Season
Lysistrata by Aristophanes
Director: Joe Mattys
Set and Light Design: David Cole
"A Christmas Carol" adapted by Marilyn Mattys
Director: Joe Mattys
Set and Light Design: David Cole
"The Real Inspector Hound" by Tom Stoppard
Director: Charles Raffetto
Set and Light Design: David Cole
in repertory with
"Revelations" by Waren Gore
Director: Carrie Kozanasky
Set Design: David Cole
Light Design: Katie Roecker
The Best Man by Gore Vidal
Director: Joe Mattys
Set and Light Design: David Cole
98-99 Season
The Doctor In Spite of Himself by Moliere
Director: Joe Mattys
Set and Light Design: David Cole
"A Christmas Carol" adapted by Marilyn Mattys
Director: Joe Mattys
Set Design: David Cole
Light Design: Chris Drzal
Production Photos:
A Christmas Carol #1
A Christmas Carol #2
"Oleanna" by David Mamet
?Director: James Allen
Set and Light Design: David Cole
in repertory with
"Leon and Joey" by Keith Huff
Director: Laura ?Coleman
Production Photos:
Oleanna #1
Oleanna #2
Leon and Joey
"Miss Julie" by August Strindberg
Director: Bo Nelson
Set Design: David Cole
Light Design: Chris Drzal
in repertory with
"Dogfight Brewing Company" by James Allen and Blaise Miller
Directors: James Allen and Blaise Miller
Set Design: David Cole
Light Design: Chris Drzal
Production Photos:
Dogfight Brewing Company
97-98 Season
"The Actor's Nightmare" by Christopher Durang
Director: Elizabeth Getaz
Costumes, Set and Light Design: Anthony Hostetter
Production Photos:
I didn't mean to do that
Oh Maid!
Willie doesn't have that many lines
The Foreigner by Larry Shue
Director: Elisabeth Hostetter
Set and Light Design: Anthony Hostetter
Production Photos:
The Set
" A Christmas Carol" adapted by Marilyn Mattys
Director: Joe Mattys
Set and Light Design: Anthony Hostetter
"One For All or Nothing" by Dean Browell
Director: Dean Browell
Set Design: Caine Macleod
Light Design: Anthony Hostetter
The Crucible by Arthur Miller
Director: Joe Mattys
Set and Light Design: Anthony Hostetter
96-97 Season
"The Zoo Story" by Edward Albee
Director: Rebecca Schriber
Scenographer: Anthony Hostetter
Production Photos:
The Scene
The Heidi Chronicles by Wendy Wasserstein
Director and Costumes: Elisabeth Hostetter
Scenic and Lighting Designer: Anthony Hostetter
Production Photos:
The High School Dance
The Rap Group
"A Christmas Carol" adapted by Marilyn Mattys
Director: Joe Mattys
Lighting Designer: Anthony Hostetter
"Did You Heard the One About the Irishman?" by Christina Reid
Director: Laura Haverkamp
Scenic and Lighting Designer: Anthony Hostetter
Costume Designer: Jennifer Wright
Production Photos:
The Set
The Rafferty Family's Kitchen
The Clarke Family's Kitchen
As You Like It by William Shakespeare
Director: Joe Mattys
Scenic and Lighting Designer: Anthony Hostetter
Costume Designer: Elisabeth Hostetter
Production Photos:
Act Two, scene 7
Act Five, scene 2
Act Five, scene 4
95-96 Season
The Dining Room by A.R. Gurney
Working (from the book by Studs Turkel) Adapted by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso
"Sketches" & "Lemonade" by Harold Pinter, Jane Martin, & James Prideaux
"Where Have All The Lightning Bugs Gone?" by Louis Catron
"Surreal Estate" by Dean Browell
"Twice Shy" by Debra Neff
94-95 Season
"The Granny" (La Nona) by Roberto M. Cossa
Six Student Directed Projects
"A Christmas Carol" adapted by Marilyn Mattys
"Eclipse" by Jay Pattisall
"Chicks" by Grace McKeaney
"Life After Elvis"
"A Music Revue"
93-94 Season
Bedroom Farce by Alan Ayckborn
The Diviners by James Leonard
"Generations" a musical revue
"A Christmas Carol" adapted by Marilyn Mattys
"Hidden In This Picture" by Aaron Sorkin
"Duck Variations" by David Mamet